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COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOBILE SPOTTERS AND THE LOCAL NWS OFFICE WHICH
PROVIDES VITAL GROUND TRUTH INFORMATION. SPOTTER REPORTS OF HAIL SIZE,
WIND AMAGE AND SURFACE BASED ROTATION IN REAL TIME GREATLY ASSISTS THE
RADAR WARNING OPERATOR, SINCE THAT INFORMATION CAN BE CORRELATED WITH
DOPPLER RADAR DISPLAYS. THE RESULT CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM A MORE STRONGLY
WORDED STATEMENT TO CONVEY A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY, OR THE ISSUANCE OF A
TORNADO WARNING A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THAN WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE. WHILE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES UTILIZE THE REAL TIME
REPORTING OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS TO ASSIST IN WARNING OPERATIONS,
HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS HAVE SHOWN US THAT HAM RADIO OPERATORS ARE
EQUALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE RECOVERY PHASE OF NATURAL DISASTERS. THERE
ARE COUNTLESS STORIES WHERE HAM RADIO WORKED IN TANDEM WITH MORE
CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO RELAY EMERGENCY TRAFFIC. DETAILS OF THE EVENT
SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 2, 2006, FROM 0000 TO 2400
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Nashville RATS W4PQP 264 2 22 826 TN Scioto Valley ARC W8BAP 219 2 14 638
OH K7DPS 255 2 7 560 AZ East Coast DX Assn K2VK 178 2 4 464 NNJ VE3NSR/VE2
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